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Winners for the 5th Annual ALB India Law Awards 2023 revealed! Check "Winners" tab to view the list.
Date: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Time: 5:00pm registration opens
Venue: Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai
Welcome to the official website of the 5th annual ALB India Law Awards, the premier celebration of excellence in the Indian legal industry. Hosted in the prestigious Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai on 22nd March 2023, this grand event brings together the best private practitioners and in-house legal teams from across India to showcase their exceptional achievements and outstanding performance.
This year's event promises to be a night of celebration, recognition, and networking, as the brightest minds in Indian law come together to recognize their peers and be inspired by the achievements of others. From the red carpet to the awards ceremony, this is a must-attend event for anyone looking to stay ahead of the curve in the Indian legal landscape. The process will conclude with an awards ceremony on 22nd March 2023. Come celebrate legal excellence with us!
For queries regarding submissions and event
Contact: Lokesh Bogati at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com
For sponsorship opportunities and audience profiles in the past awards
Contact: Amantha Chia at amantha.chia@tr.com or +65 6973 8258
Categories
CATEGORIES
Submissions are closed
DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year
Dealmaker of the Year
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Fintech Lawyer of the Year (NEW)
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Managing Partner of the Year
Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year
Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
Fintech In-House Team of the Year (NEW)
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical In-house team of the Year
India In-House Team of the Year
LAW FIRM CATEGORIES
Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of The Year
Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Data Protection Law Firm of the Year
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Fintech Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
India Deal Firm of the Year
India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year
Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
International Law Firm of the Year
International Trade Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year
Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Rising Law Firm of the Year
North India Law Firm of the Year
Sports and Gaming Law Firm of the Year
Tax Law Firm of the Year
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year
India Law Firm of the Year
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SUBMISSION FORMS
Submissions are closed
IMPORTANT DATES
Opening of nominations - 7 November
Extended Deadline for submissions - 6 January
Announcement of finalists - 10 February
Awards ceremony - 22 March
SUBMISSION INQUIRIES
Lokesh Bogati
Events Researcher
Phone: +91 76668 72611
Email: lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com
Judges
JUDGES
Each year, ALB invites an independent judging panel of senior and expert legal industry leaders from various sectors corresponding to the diverse list of award categories. ALB is pleased to list some of the distinguished judges. The rest of the panel will be revealed on the evening of the awards.
Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre
Former Justice of Supreme Court of India
Former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
Former Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
Former Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court
Former Judge of Rajasthan High Court
Former Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
Justice Dr. Bharat Bhushan Parsoon
Former Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court
Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosle
Former Chief Justice, Allahabad High Court
Former Judge of Hyderabad High Court
Former Judge of Karnataka High Court
Former Judge of Bombay High Court
Justice Jayant Patel
Former Judge of High Court of Karnataka
Former Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Gujarat
K C Kaushik
Former Attorney General of India
Amarjit Singh Chandhiok
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Vivek Sood
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Dr. Adish C Aggarwala
President, International Council of Jurist, London
Ratan K. Singh
Chairman-India, Society of Construction Law, UK
Abhishek Sharma
Assistant General Counsel – India, Middle East and North Africa, Thomson Reuters
Anil Xavier
President, Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation
Anupam Sharan
Vice President and Head Legal, Lendingkart Finance
Badrinath Durvasula
Ex-Managing Director Legal, Essar Group
Biswa Patnaik
General Counsel, Board of Control Cricket in India
Bhaskar Chandran
Group General Counsel, GMR Group
Christopher Krishnamoorthy
Group General Counsel, Interglobe Enterprise
Chandan Sand
Senior Vice President Legal and Company Secretary, Spicejet
Dr. Akhil Prasad
Director, Country Counsel India and Company Secretary, Boeing
Divya Sridhar
Managing Director Legal, FedEx
Fida Husain
Vice President Legal Affairs, Milaha
Himanshu Dodeja
Senior Managing Director - Legal and Compliance, Blackstone
Jagriti Bhattacharya
General Counsel, Pine Labs
Kalpana Agarwal
Joint President Co-Head Legal, Kotak
Jayadeep Balakrishnan
Assistant Vice President - Legal, Brookfield Properties
Mohit Shukla
Managing Director, India Legal and Compliance, Barclays
Navroze Palekar
Vice President & Global Head, Legal & Compliance, Cyient
Neera Sharma
CEO and Chief Legal Officer, Sistema Smart Technologies
Nitin Mittal
Market Head of Legal, Compliance and Company Secretary, Signify Innovations
Prantap Kalra
General Counsel, India and Deputy General Counsel - AMIO, Nissan Motor Corporation
Ranajit Dam
Managing Editor, Thomson Reuters
Sanjit Kaur Batra
Group Vice President - Legal and Legal Head India, Cummins
Sherina Petit
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Surabhi Madan
Senior Director & Global Legal Counsel, ASM
Sujatha Balachander
General Counsel, India, Ernst & Young
Sudeshna Chatterjee
Head of Legal - India, Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Vasudev Rao
Group General Counsel, National Stock Exchange of India
and many more...
Finalists
FINALISTS
The wait is over, and the anticipation has reached its peak! We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated list of finalists for the 5th Annual ALB India Law Awards 2023. Congratulations to all the finalists and we look forward to celebrating their successes on March 22nd at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai.
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year
Arun Prabhu - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Avisha Gupta - Luthra and Luthra
Chaitra Yadwad - Coda Payments
Mamta Rani Jha - Inttl Advocare
Namita Viswanath - IndusLaw
Nikhil Narendran - Trilegal
Prashant Phillips - Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Rishi Anand - DSK Legal
Rohan K George - Samvad Partners
Sajai Singh - JSA
Shahana Chatterjee - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Supratim Chakraborty - Khaitan & Co
Dealmaker of the Year
Anindya Ghosh - IndusLaw
Ashwath Rau - AZB & Partners
Damini Bhalla - Zomato
Hemang Parekh - DSK Legal
Iqbal Khan - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Krishnava Dutt - Argus Partners
Mohit Saraf - Saraf and Partners
Natasha Mahajan - Samvad Partners
Nusrat Hassan - Link Legal
Rahul Gulati - TT&A
Sidharrth Shankar - JSA
Subashini Radhakrishnan - Dr Reddy's Laboratories
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Anirudh Krishnan - AK Law Chambers
Binsy Susan - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
H.S. "Bobby" Chandhoke - DSK Legal
Karan Chandhiok - Chandhiok & Mahajan
Kunal Vajani - Fox & Mandal
Manmeet Singh - Saraf and Partners
Mayank Mishra – IndusLaw
Nakul Sachdeva – Luthra and Luthra
Omar Ahmad – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Pravin Anand - Anand and Anand
Sanjeev Kapoor - Khaitan & Co
Varghese Thomas - JSA
Fintech Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Akshay Gupta - Zomato
Darshika Pandya - Broadridge Financial Solution
Deeptarag Mukherjee - Credit Saison
Onkar Mali - Shinhan Bank
Palak Pathak - Paytm
Ramanuj Gopalan - Elevation Capital
Sameer Deval - Rario
Shilpa Malhotra - National Payments Corporation
Yawar Usmani - Stellapps Technologies
Fintech Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Anu Tiwari - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Avimukt Dar - IndusLaw
Avisha Gupta - Luthra and Luthra
Deepak Joyce - JoyceLaw
Mayank Mehta - Pioneer Legal
Neela Badami - Samvad Partners
Prateek Bagaria - Singularity Legal
Probir Roy Chowdhury - JSA
Shilpa Mankar - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Siddharth Suresh - DSK Legal
Vaibhav Kakkar - Saraf and Partners
Vipul Jain - AZB & Partners
Naresh Pareek - Lex Consult
In-House Lawyer of the Year (India)
Damini Bhalla - Zomato
Durgadas Mukherjee - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Jyotsna Sharma – Rario
Kiran Sharma - Hindustan Construction Company
Mukul Shastry - CUBE Highways
Ramanuj Gopalan - Elevation Capital
Ranjani Sivaraman - Chettinad Group of Companies
Sameet Gambhir - DCM Shriram
Shagoofa Rashid Khan - National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
Shashank Jain - TATA SIA Vistara
Srijit Mukherjee - HCL Technologies
Sumeet Singh - BharatPe
In-House Lawyer of the Year (International)
Amar Kumar Sundram - NEC Corporation
Dr. Sagar Suresh Dhole - Mastercard
Deeptarag Mukherjee - Credit Saison
Khyati Amlani - Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
Mandar Nalawade - Schindler
Ojasvita Srivastava - Securitas Group
Rajeev Chopra - Accenture
Rohit Raj - Corteva
Rucha Joshi - Rabobank
Shubya Pandey – ALD Automotive
Yogesh Wadhwa - Hyundai Motor
Zoheb Amin - Zycus Infotech
Managing Partner of the Year
Abhijit Joshi - Veritas Legal
Akshay Chudasama - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Amit Kapur – JSA
Anand Desai - DSK Legal
Atul Sharma - Link Legal
Cyril Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Debanjan Mandal - Fox & Mandal
Krishnava Dutt - Argus Partners
Mohit Saraf - Saraf and Partners
Priti Suri - PSA
Rajiv K Luthra – Luthra and Luthra
Vinayak Burman - Vertices Partners
Vineet Aneja - Clasis Law
Zulfiqar Memon – MZM Legal
Managing Partner of the Year (Boutique Firms)
Prateek Bagaria - Singularity Legal
Puneet Bansal - NITYA Tax Associates
Rashi Anand Suri - Upscale Legal
Sujata Chaudhri - Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
Vaneesa Agrawal - Thinking Legal
Managing Partner of the Year (Rising Firms)
Gaurav Nair - Saga Legal
Harminder Chawla - Atlas Law Partners
Rashi Anand Suri - Upscale Legal
Roma Priya - Burgeon Law
Sajid Mohamed - Agrud Partners
Sushil Kumar - Kumar Legal Research
Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Bhavi Sanghvi - KKR
Damini Bhalla - Zomato
Faranawaz Mistry - Roquette
Gauri Gandhi - Godrej & Boyce
Hena Datta - MediBuddy
Khyati Amlani - Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
Kiran Sharma - Hindustan Construction Company
Monica Bansal - Cariot Auto
Ojasvita Srivastava - Securitas Group
Rucha Joshi - Rabobank
Vani Mehta - General Electric
Vanshika Chandra - AIX Connect
Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Aarthi Sivanandh - JSA
Archana Balasubramian - Agama Law Associates
Chandrima Mitra - DSK Legal
Gunjan Shah - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Leena Chacko - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Manjula Chawla - Phoenix Legal
Nidhi Pathania - Link Legal
Nisha Kaur Uberoi – Trilegal
Sonali Mahapatra - TT&A
Vandana Pai - Bharucha & Partners
Vanita Bhargava - Khaitan & Co
Vaishali Mittal - Anand and Anand
Vineetha MG - Samvad Partners
Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Akshay Gupta - Zomato
Ananya Thakral – Xceedance
Khyati Amlani - Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
Kiran Sharma - Hindustan Construction Company
Mehak Gupta - Infosys
Neha Verma - Punishka Injectibles
Ojasvita Srivastava - Securitas Group
Rajesh Kumar - Bhansali Productions
Ramanuj Gopalan - Elevation Capital
Rukmani Seth Virmani - Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Shilpa Garg Shaw - Godrej and Boyce
Yawar Usmani - Stellapps Technologies
Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Aakash Dasgupta - IndusLaw
Adity Chaudhury - Argus Partners
Ambarish Sathianathan - Economic Laws Practice
Dhruv Anand - Anand and Anand
Junaira Rahman - Samvad Partners
Jyoti Zongluju - Zongluju Law Chambers
Nidhi Rani - TT&A
Pooja Natarajan - Lex Consult
Samantha Fernandes - Link Legal
Sidharth Sethi - JSA
Snigdhaneel Satpathy - Saraf and Partners
Tushar Raut - Veritas Legal
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
CoinDCX
ICICI Bank
India Resurgence Fund
MobiKwik
NIIF Infrastructure Finance
Religare Finvest
Shinhan Bank
Yes Bank
Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year
Bluedart
Grey Orange
Hindustan Construction Company
Hyundai Motor
Indiamart Intermesh
Nivea
SONA BLW Precision Forgings
Stellapps Technologies
Zomato
Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
Apraava Energy
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Hindustan Zinc
Fintech In-House Team of the Year
BharatPe
Bitonic Technology
CoinDCX
Mobikwik
PhonePe
Rario
Slice
Stellapps Technologies
Zomato Payments
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Genpact
Grey Orange
Hindustan Construction Company
Indiamart Intermesh
Innoterra Group
Rario
Shinhan Bank India
Systra
Unacademy
Upgrad
Yes Bank
Zomato
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
Alstom
Blue Dart
Delhivery
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
BharatPe
Coolboots Media
Fractal
Games24x7
Grey Orange
Indiamart Intermesh
Lionsgate
Make My Trip
Rario
Zomato
Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
Godrej & Boyce
Hyundai Motor
Inox Air Products
Jindal Stainless
Jubilant FoodWorks
Nivea
PepsiCo
Schindler
UNIQLO
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical In-House Team of the Year
AGS Health
Bharat Serums
Dr Reddy's Laboratories
Haleon India
Medibuddy
Viatris
Zydus
Unicorn In-House Team of the Year
BharatPe
CoinDCX
Delhivery
Fractal
Games24x7
Make My Trip
Mobikwik
PhonePe
Slice
Unacademy
Upgrad
Zomato
India In-House Team of the Year (Small)
Delhivery
Fractal
Haleon India
Grey Orange
Hindustan Zinc
India Resurgence Fund
Jindal Stainless
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
Nivea
Rario
Schindler
Stellapps Technologies
India In-House Team of the Year (Midsize)
Adani Enterprises
BharatPe
Evalueserve
Games24x7
HCL
Hindustan Construction Company
Hyundai Motor
Indiamart Intermesh
PepsiCo
Pernod Ricard
Unacademy
India In-House Team of the Year (Large)
Alstom
Dr Reddy's Laboratories
Godrej & Boyce
Hindalco
Viatris
Yes Bank
Zomato
LAW FIRM CATEGORIES
Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Chandhiok & Mahajan
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
Economic Laws Practice
JSA
Khaitan & Co
Link Legal
Luthra and Luthra
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
TT&A
Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
AK Law Chambers
Alaya Legal
AZB & Partners
DSK Legal
Economic Laws Practice
Fox & Mandal
JSA
Luthra and Luthra
Maheshwari and Co.
Samvad Partners
Saraf and Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Clasis Law
DSK Legal
Link Legal
Luthra and Luthra
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Argus Partners
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Desai and Diwanji
DSK Legal
Fox Mandal & Associates
IndusLaw
JSA
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
TT&A
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Acuity Law
AK Law Chambers
AP and Partners
Bombay Law Chambers
Fair & Just Legal
Krida Legal
Naik Naik & Co
Samisti Legal
Singularity Legal
Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
Verist Law-India
Vertices Partners
Data Protection Law Firm of the Year
AP & Partners
Argus Partners
DSK Legal
Fox Mandal & Associates
IndusLaw
JSA
Khaitan & Co
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan.
Luthra and Luthra
PSA
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Trilegal
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
AK Law Chambers
Chandhiok & Mahajan
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
Dua Associates
Fox Mandal & Associates
IndusLaw
JSA
Karanjawala and Company
Luthra and Luthra
Naik Naik & Co
Samvad Partners
Saraf and Partners
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
DSK Legal
Economic Laws Practice
Fox Mandal & Associates
IndusLaw
JSA
Link Legal
Luthra and Luthra
Saraf and Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
TT&A
Fintech Law Firm of the Year
Argus Partners
AZB & Partners
Burgeon Law
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
JSA
Juris Corp
Lex Consult
Samvad Partners
Saraf and Partners
Singularity Legal
India Deal Firm of the Year
Acuity Law
Argus Partners
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
JSA
Samvad Partners
Saraf and Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year
Collyer Law
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Drew & Napier
Shook Lin & Bok
White & Case
Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year
Argus Partners
Burgeon Law
DSK Legal
Fox Mandal & Associates
IndusLaw
JSA
Lex Consult
Luthra and Luthra
Saraf and Partners
Upscale Legal
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Anand and Anand
DSK Legal
Fidus Law Chambers
Inttl Advocare
Khaitan & Co
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Remfry & Sagar
Saraf and Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
International Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Drew & Napier
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Goodwin
Gunderson Dettmer
Latham & Watkins
Morgan Lewis
White & Case
WongPartnership
International Trade Law Firm of the Year
DSK Legal
Dua Associates
Economic Laws Practice
Khaitan & Co
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
ALMT Legal
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
Economic Laws Practice
Fox Mandal & Associates
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Luthra and Luthra
Majmudar & Partners
PSA
Samvad Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
AK Law Chambers
Alaya Legal
DSK Legal
Fox Mandal & Associates
Gravitas Legal
IndusLaw
JSA
Juris Corp
Karanjawala and Company
Luthra and Luthra
Samvad Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year
Argus Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
JSA
Luthra and Luthra
Majmudar & Partners
Samvad Partners
Saraf and Partners
Veritas Legal
Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year
Atlas Law Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
JSA
Khaitan & Co
Luthra and Luthra
Majmudar & Partners
Samvad Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
SNG & Partners
Trilegal
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
Economic Laws Practice
Fox Mandal & Associates
IndusLaw
JSA
Juris Corp
Luthra and Luthra
Majmudar & Partners
Saraf and Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
Rising Law Firm of the Year
AP and Partners
Atlas Law Partners
Bombay Law Chambers
Claritas Legal
DLS Law Offices
GSL Chambers
JoyceLaw
Juris Arena
Regius Legal
Saakshya Law
Saga Legal
The Global General Counsel
North India Law Firm of the Year
Alaya Legal
AP & Partners
Beruar & Beruar
DSK Legal
Fidus Law Chambers
Gravitas Legal
GSL Chambers
InventIP
JSA
Maheshwari and Co.
Saraf and Partners
Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
Upscale Legal
Sports and Gaming Law Firm of the Year
Alhawat & Associates
Argus Partners
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
JSA
Krida Legal
Lex Consult
Singularity Legal
TMT Law Practice
Upscale Legal
Tax Law Firm of the Year
Argus Partners
AZB & Partners
BMR Legal
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Economic Laws Practice
IndusLaw
JSA
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Luthra and Luthra
Majmudar & Partners
Saraf and Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
TLC Legal
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Argus Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
JSA
Khaitan & Co.
Link Legal
Luthra and Luthra
Naik Naik & Co
Samvad Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year
AP & Partners
Bharucha and Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
JSA
Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co
MZM Legal
Saraf and Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
India Law Firm of the Year
ALMT Legal
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
JSA
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Luthra and Luthra
LexOrbis
Majmudar & Partners
S&A Law Offices
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
Vertices Partners
DEAL CATEGORIES**
Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Greenko Wind Projects' Bond Offering
Law Firms: Ashurst; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Shearman & Sterling; TT&A; WongPartnership; YKJ Legal
Indian Railway Finance's Green Bond Issuance
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; LinkLaters; ZBA
JSW's Issuance of Senior Secured Sustainability Linked Notes
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Linklaters; Milbank; Saraf and Partners
Mumbai International Airport's Bond Offering
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; LinkLaters; TT&A
Project Oxide
Law Firms: Anagram Partners; Latham & Watkins; Quillon; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.; White and Case
REC Solar Green Loan Financing
Law Firms: Juris Corp; Milbank
SBI’s Formosa Bonds
Law Firm: JSA
Shriram Transport Finance GMTN Programme
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Trilegal; Wadia Ghandy & Co.
UPL Sustainability Linked Borrowing
Law Firms: Appleby; Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow; Juris Corp
Vedanta Resources' Tender Offer
Law Firm: Khaitan & Co.
Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
Acquisition Financing by Adani Group
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Latham & Watkins; TT&A
HCC Limited's Debt Restructuring
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Trilegal
HDFC Bank's Debut AT1 Notes Offering
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Linklaters
Project Platinum
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Goodwin Procter (UK); Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; TT&A
Reliance Industries' Bonds Issuance
Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JSA; Shearman & Sterling
SBI's Private Placement
Law Firm: Khaitan & Co
Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Adani Wilmar’s IPO
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; IndusLaw; Latham & Watkins
ADIA's Investment in Kotak India Commercial Real Estate Fund
Law Firms: DSK Legal; Touchstone Partners
AU Small Finance Bank's QIP
Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Campus Activewear's IPO
Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; White & Case
Banks: BofA Securities India; CLSA India; JM Financial; Kotak Mahindra Capital
Lodha’s QIP
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; IndusLaw; Sidley Austin
Medanta IPO
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; AZB & Partners; JSA; Saraf and Partners; S&R Associates
NIIF-Project Speed
Law Firms: AZB & Partners; DSK Legal; Saraf and Partners
ReNew-Project Green
Law Firms: DSK Legal; Link Legal
Star Health and Allied Insurance IPO
Law Firms: Ashurst; Bombay Law Chambers; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA; Nishith Desai Associates; Phoenix Legal; Trilegal
Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
Delhivery's IPO
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Samvad Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
KKR's Exit from Max Health
Law Firm: AZB & Partners
LIC’s IPO
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Duane Morris & Selvam; Linklaters; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
NHAI InvIT's First Private Placement Issuance
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; JSA
Paytm IPO
Law Firms: Algo Legal; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; IndusLaw; JSA; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Morrison & Foerster; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Shearman & Sterling; Trilegal
TCS' Equity Buyback
Law Firm: AZB & Partners
M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Bandhan Group-led Consortium Acquisition of IDFC AMC
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Trilegal
Blinkit's Acquisition by Zomato
Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Goodwin Procter; Gunderson Dettmer; Induslaw; Morrison & Foerster; Saraf and Partners; Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Goldman Sachs' Aquisition of ElasticRun
Law Firms: Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; Veritas Legal
HSBC's Acquisition of L&T's Mutual Fund Business
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; TT&A
Mitsui's Investment in ReNew
Law Firm: Trilegal
NIIF Project Speed
Law Firms: AZB & Partners; DSK Legal; Saraf & Partners
ReNew Project Green
Law Firms: DSK Legal; Link Legal
Sale of IGT Solutions
Law Firms: JSA; King & Spalding; Ropes and Gray; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
TPG Asia's invesment in Fractal Analytics
Law Firms: Ashurst; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kelly Hart; Kirkland & Ellis; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Wockhardtz-Serum Life Science Collaboration
Law Firms: Bird & Bird; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
Adani's Acquisition of Holcim’s India Business
Law Firm: Latham & Watkins
ArcelorNippon Acquisition of Essar's Port and Infra Assets
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; Trilegal
Biocon Biologics Acquisition of Viatris’ Global Biosimilars
Law Firms: Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Goodwin Procter; Saraf and Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Blackstone’s Acquisition of a Controlling Stake in ASK Investment Managers
Law Firms: AZB & Partners; JSA; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Trilegal
Flipkart completes full separation of PhonePe
Law Firms: Cooley; Hogan Lovells; IndusLaw
HDFC Limited and HDFC Bank Merger
Law Firm: Argus Partners; AZB & Partners; Singhi & Co.; Swaine & Moore; Wadia Ghandy & Co.
Banks: BoFA, Credit Suisse; J.P.Morgan; Morgan Stanley India
Holcim Group, Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited Sale of stake to Adani Group
Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Latham & Watkins
Serum Institute and Biocon Biologics Strategic Alliance
Law Firms: K Law; JSA; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; Veritas Legal
TPG and Tata Motor's JV
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Khaitan & Co; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Vedanta-Foxconn JV to manufacture semiconductors in India.
Law Firm: Saraf and Partners
**COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION
Please note that the inclusion of banks and legal advisors in the transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organizations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by that party. For queries about the shortlist, please email Lokesh at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com.
* The above list will be regularly updated until final.
Winners
WINNERS
Congratulations to all the winners for the ALB India Law Awards 2023.
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year
Nikhil Narendran – Trilegal
Dealmaker of the Year
Ashwath Rau - AZB & Partners
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Anirudh Krishnan - AK Law Chambers
Fintech Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Ramanuj Gopalan - Elevation Capital
Fintech Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Anu Tiwari - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
In-House Lawyer of the Year (India)
Damini Bhalla – Zomato
In-House Lawyer of the Year (International)
Dr. Sagar Suresh Dhole – Mastercard
Managing Partner of the Year
Akshay Chudasama - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Managing Partner of the Year (Boutique Firms)
Prateek Bagaria – Singularity Legal
Managing Partner of the Year (Rising Firms)
Gaurav Nair – Saga Legal
Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Damini Bhalla - Zomato
Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Gunjan Shah - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Kiran Sharma - Hindustan Construction Company
Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Dhruv Anand - Anand and Anand
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
ICICI Bank
Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year
Bluedart
Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Fintech In-House Team of the Year
PhonePe
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Innotera Group
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
Delhivery
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Indiamart Intermesh
Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
PepsiCo
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical In-house team of the Year
Haleon India
Unicorn In-House Team of the Year
Delhivery
India In-House Team of the Year (9 members or less)
Rario
India In-House Team of the Year (10-20 members)
PepsiCo
India In-House Team of the Year (20 members or more)
Yes Bank
LAW FIRM CATEGORIES
Antitrust and Competition Law Firm of The Year
AZB & Partners
Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
Link Legal
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Bombay Law Chambers
Data Protection Law Firm of the Year
Khaitan & Co
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Saraf and Partners
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Trilegal
Fintech Law Firm of the Year
IndusLaw
India Deal Firm of the Year
Trilegal
India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year
JSA
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Anand and Anand
International Law Firm of the Year
Latham & Watkins
International Trade Law Firm of the Year
Economic Law Practice
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
IndusLaw
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year
Khaitan & Co
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Rising Law Firm of the Year
AP and Partners
North India Law Firm of the Year
Saraf and Partners
Sports and Gaming Law Firm of the Year
Argus Partners
Tax Law Firm of the Year
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Trilegal
White Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year
MZM Legal
India Law Firm of the Year
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Mumbai International Airport's Bond Offering
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; LinkLaters; TT&A
Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
Reliance Industries' Bonds Issuance
Law Firms: AZB & Partners; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JSA; Shearman & Sterling
Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Adani Wilmar’s IPO
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; IndusLaw; Latham & Watkins
Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
Delhivery's IPO
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Samvad Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
TPG Asia's Investment in Fractal Analytics
Law Firms: Ashurst; AZB & Partners; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kelly Hart; Kirkland & Ellis; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
Biocon Biologics Acquisition of Viatris’ Global Biosimilars
Law Firms: Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Goodwin Procter; Saraf and Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
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What are the award categories that I can take part in?
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